Happy Summer Region V!
I am excited to start a new year as the NIRSA Regional Lead – and I am even more excited to welcome all of our new State Representatives for the next year! Please keep reading if you want to see more information about those leaders, updates on our Region V Conference in October 2024, and committee opportunities in Region V.
It was great to see many of you in Phoenix at the Annual Conference and shout out to all of our award winners and scholarship recipients – we loved being able to celebrate you at the conference! Hopefully our wonderful regional network will be able to connect even more at our Regional Conference in October 2024!
Welcome Owen Woodman – our new Region V Student Leader!
Owen is going in to his Senior year at University of Colorado – Boulder in the Leeds School of Business pursuing a B.S. in Business Administration with a dual emphasis in Operations Management & Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Owen’s ultimate goal is to pursue a career in operations for commercial recreation or an athletic organizations. Owen currently serves as a Facility Supervisor and the Aquatics & Ice Rink Student Coordinator for Recreation Services at CU-Boulder.
We are so excited to have Owen as part of the Member Network and being our Region V Student Leader!
Welcome New & Returning State Directors
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Colorado – Deanna Main, CU Boulder
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Iowa – Luke Mozena, University of Iowa
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Minnesota -Tom White, University of Minnesota-Duluth
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Nebraska – Hattie Roberts, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
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North Dakota – Chris Suriano, University of North Dakota
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South Dakota – Chad Vossekuil, South Dakota State University
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Wyoming – Adam Comeau, University of Wyoming
Region V Conference Program Committee
Want to be involved in selecting the program and educational sessions for the Region V Conference in October? Apply here! Apply Here! Applications Close May 27th
The work you would be doing
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
- Recruit quality presenters across all competency and topic areas through an open call process and direct recruitment as needed.
- Committee members will serve as reviewers during review process.
- Peer reviewers are expected to provide constructive critique of the presentation proposals.
- Review all recruited and submitted proposals from the review teams and select those to be included in the conference program.
- Recruit additional presenters for areas that may need more content after educational session proposal deadline.
- Serves in an advisory role as Region V Conference Planning Committee slots sessions into the daily presentation “grid” of rooms/times.
KEYNOTE AND INVITED SPEAKERS
- Conduct research regarding potential keynote and other invited speakers and surface potential speaker names.
- Make recommendations to Planning Committee Chair staff within budget parameters for keynote and other invited speakers.
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING
- Develop & propose ideas for replacing/refreshing existing education programs where needed. Explore new program ideas.
POST EVENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Engage in a debrief meeting to review evaluation, providing feedback to the Chair. The Chair is responsible for submitting a committee report making any recommendations to processes and content development for future events.
CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
- It is highly preferred that members of this committee can attend the Region V Conference with the understanding that doing so is at their own expense.
Award Winners from Region V
Calvin Diggs, St. Cloud State University – Horace Moody Award
Lauren Brown, Red Rocks Community College – Regional Award of Merit
University of Northern Iowa – Campus Recreation Innovative Programming Award – Aqua Olympics
University of Minnesota – Creative Excellence Award – Youth Programs Summer 2023: You Belong Here
Adam Burke – University of Minnesota-Duluth – Annual Service Award – for significant contributions as an author of Campus Recreation Essentials: Sports Clubs
William N. Wasson Student Leader & Academic Award
| Grace Charlesworth | University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Ryan Larson | North Dakota State University |
| Ciara Nelson | University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Hayden Bavis | University of North Dakota |
Region V Endowed Scholarships
| Lauren Brown | Red Rocks Community College |
| Ryan White | Western Colorado University |
| Nathan Marks | University of Colorado – Colorado Springs |
| Reagan Glatter | University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| Kyle Dawson (William Wasson Endowed Scholarship) | South Dakota State University |
NIRSA Foundation Scholarships
| Brittany Close | Creighton University |
| Chad Vossekuil | South Dakota State University |
| Chris Spencer | University of Colorado – Colorado Springs |
| Hayden Bavis | University of North Dakota |
| Kevin Miller | South Dakota State University |
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Sonia & Max Gartenberg Endowed Scholarship |
yulisa muñoz-tena | Colorado State University |
Applications Still Open for State Student Leaders – CLOSING MAY 15th
We are still looking for Student Leader Applications for many states! Apply today before the May 15th Deadline State Student Leader Application – Closes May 15th
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